NFRC: Funeral for my friend today. It was an amazing testimony to a life...

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michael-in-phoenix

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...well lived. I don't know where to start, so I won't.

Have you ever been friends with someone for years, maybe 10 or so, and then, somehow, you find out that you've been friends with a person so humble and gracious that you would've needed 25 years of good conversations just to hear the basic highlights of what you didn't know about them? And then YOU find yourself so at a loss for words...

I'm a little spent, and very emotional right now. Thanks for listening, my friends...

Michael

 
I hear you. Appreciate the people in your life who mean something

to you. Remember every moment you can. I have lost so many loved ones and friends and I've thought the same thing. But looking back and appreciating is not the same as appreciating them while they're here. A good lesson for all of us. Thanks, Michael.

 
Hey, Michael, I'm signing off, but just wanted to say that you seem like

a really sweet man, and I think it's great that you have those feelings for your friend. Most men can't verbalize. At least none of the guys I married could!

 
Thanks for sharing a bit of your heart, Michael...

I can totally relate to what you said.
I'm sorry you are hurting. We have had a hard few days, too.

A 17 year old HS senior who attends our church was killed on her way to cheer at the homecoming game Fri night. The girl driving will be okay but has some moderate injuries. She will need a lot of prayer, though.

I'm thankful you had this good friend. We can never have too many! Be comforted in your memories.

((((hugs)))))

Gayle

 
Perhaps his purpose in life was to spread goodness long after he's gone.

It sounds like a life well lived, not only by him but by those he touched.

My sympathies are for you now, Michael. But I also give you my congratulations for having known him for at least 10 years.

 
So sorry.

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
Love leaves a memory no one can steal

 
Sorry for your loss, Michael. Funerals and memorials are always a good opportunity...

to help us remember to try to live our lives better as well. When you hear the accomplishments of a well-lived life that is finished, you realize you still have the opportunity to make the world a better place and to positively touch those around you. It's a bit bittersweet - loss and hope all rolled into one.

When my mother-in-law passed away a year ago, a friend shared with me that "a funeral is the last gift to the living from the one departed." So true in many ways.

God bless,
Debbie

 
Sorry for your loss Michael. I pray Gods comfort for you and his family too.

What a special person he must have been and how blessed he was to have had a friend like you. God bless you in your time of grief

 
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